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Giorgio Chiellini was full of praise for Gareth Southgate's England

Chiellini: 'England's bench could have made final'

Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini reckons England have players on their bench good enough to have reached the final of Euro 2020.

Euro 2020 • 11 Jul 21

Italy are bidding to win their second European Championship while England have never lifted the trophy

Euro 2020 final: Italy v England - All you need to know

Italy stand between England and Euro 2020 glory as the two sides go head-to-head in Sunday's final at Wembley.

Euro 2020 • 11 Jul 21

Harry Kane has scored four of England's ten goals

Preview: England may rue defensive approach in final

With 11 host cities in this unique Euro 2020 tournament, the road to the final, where England take on Italy, has been a long and winding traipse across every corner of the continent.

Euro 2020 • 10 Jul 21

England players - including Declan Rice - celebrating their semi-final win

Bonner: England have managed the Euros well

England have managed their run to the final of EURO 2020 well, former Republic of Ireland international Packie Bonner tells RTÉ's The Ray D'Arcy Show.

Soccer • 09 Jul 21

1,000 Italy fans will be allowed to travel to London for the final

No change in plan to let Italy fans attend final

There has been no change to plans to let 1,000 Italian soccer fans travel to London and attend Sunday's Euro 2020 final, a source close to the matter said.

Soccer • 09 Jul 21

Dutch ref Kuipers to take charge of Euro 2020 final

Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers will take charge of the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy on Sunday, UEFA has announced.

Euro 2020 • 08 Jul 21

Marco Verratti is happy to meet England in the final

England deserve final spot despite 'generous' penalty

Italy midfielder Marco Verratti feels the spot-kick Raheem Sterling won in England's Euro 2020 semi-final victory over Denmark was "a bit of a generous penalty".

Soccer • 08 Jul 21

England celebrate their win over Denmark

More than 1,000,000 watch England edge out Denmark

RTÉ's coverage of England's UEFA Euro 2020 semi-final clash with Denmark peaked with a viewership of more than 1,040,000.

Soccer • 08 Jul 21

Italy struggled to deal with the dynamism of Alex Kendellen

Ireland come from behind to see off Italy in U-20 clash

Captain Alex Kendellen led by example as he crossed the whitewash twice in Ireland's 30-23 victory over Italy in their Under-20 Six Nations encounter at Cardiff Arms Park.

Rugby • 07 Jul 21

Roberto Mancini is looking forward to Sunday's final

'One step to go' - Mancini delighted to reach final

Roberto Mancini was delighted by Italy's fight and spirit after sealing a shot at European Championship glory by beating Spain on penalties following a scintillating semi-final.

Soccer • 07 Jul 21

Jorginho wheels away to celebrate after scoring the winning penalty in the shootout

Italy reach final after thrilling win over Spain

Italy booked their place in the final of Euro 2020 with a 4-2 penalty shoot-out win over Spain at Wembley.

Euro 2020 • 06 Jul 21

Recap: Italy beat Spain on penalties to reach final

Italy beat Spain 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time at Wembley to reach the Euro 2020 final.

Euro 2020 • 06 Jul 21

England fans celebrate in London after the 4-0 win over Ukraine

Footballing gods no longer want England to suffer

Ireland's vast army of Italophiles will be hoping their boys can halt England's date with destiny

Soccer • 05 Nov 21

Alvaro Morata has found it hard to finish opportunities at the Euros

Morata still a big threat to Italy, insists Bonucci

Italy's vice-captain Leonardo Bonucci is taking nothing for granted when he comes up against Juventus team-mate Alvaro Morata in their Euro 2020 semi-final.

Soccer • 05 Jul 21

Immobile and Morata have been under scrutiny in the respective forward lines

Spain v Italy preview: Two sleeping giants revitalised

Italy and Spain will battle it out in the Euro 2020 semi-final in Wembley on Tuesday for a place in the decider. We look at how both teams match-up.

Euro 2020 • 06 Jul 21

'That's what I saw in my squad, the desire to play well, to bounce back after not qualifying for the 2018 World Cup'

Mancini: Best still to come from Italy

Roberto Mancini is confident there is more to come from Euro 2020 semi-finalists Italy after they dumped Belgium out of the competition.

Soccer • 02 Jul 21

Italian defenders celebrate after preventing a Romelu Lukaku chance

Italy outshine favourites Belgium to reach semi-finals

Lorenzo Insigne fired Italy into the Euro 2020 semi-finals as perennial favourites Belgium were once again cast in the role of bridesmaid.

Soccer • 02 Jul 21

Euro 2020 recap: Belgium 1-2 Italy

The highly anticipated meeting of Belgium and Italy resulted in a 2-1 win for the Azzurri who progress to meet Spain in the semi-finals.

Soccer • 02 Jul 21

Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku during Belgium's win over Portugal

Euro 2020: The quarter-final game-by-game preview

As the eight teams left standing prepare for their Euro 2020 quarter-finals on Friday and Saturday, we look at how each team matches up against their upcoming opponents.

Euro 2020 • 01 Jul 21

Roberto Mancini celebrates after his team edged out Austria

Delighted Mancini expects easier task in quarter-finals

Italy boss Roberto Mancini believes his side could face an easier task in their Euro 2020 quarter-final than the last 16-battle against Austria, which they won 2-1 after extra-time.

Soccer • 27 Jun 21

Euro 2020 last-16: Italy 2 Austria 1 AET - Recap

Many people's favourites for Euro 2020, Italy needed extra-time to defeat a doughty Austrian side

Euro 2020 • 26 Jun 21

Italy need extra-time to see off spirited Austria

Italy survived a huge scare as they scrambled past outsiders Austria into the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 with substitutes Federico Chiesa and Matteo Pessina scoring extra-time goals to earn them a 2-1 win at Wembley

Soccer • 26 Jun 21